Opinion
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Mary Simon is Canada’s First Indigenous Governor General
Campbell Strategies extends our warmest congratulations to Mary Simon, Canada’s new Governor General. She is the first Indigenous person to serve in this position. My ... Read more
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Budget 2021 Billion or Billions: Go Big Or Go Home
If you are really lucky as a Finance Minister, you get three Budgets (during your government’s usual 4 year term). The first isn’t really yours, ... Read more
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Crypto phishing-regulators launch catch & release framework
Increasing concern about unregulated trading in cryptocurrencies has led Canada’s security administrators (the “CSA”) to take steps to regulate the burgeoning crypto market. All platforms that ... Read more
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New National Security Guidelines Will Complicate Foreign Investments
New guidelines under the Investment Canada Act (“ICA”) now mandate a national security review of a wider range of acquisitions by non Canadians in certain ... Read more
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Ontario Budget 2021: A Closer Look, Commentary and Analysis
Ontario’s 2021 Budget focuses on the two big issues: protecting people’s health, and, getting the economy back on track. The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the ... Read more
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Rogers and Shaw may wish they hadn’t proposed a merger at all
When the proposed mergers of Royal Bank RY-T unchno changeand Bank of Montreal BMO-T +0.14% increase, and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce CM-T +0.34% increase ... Read more
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Miners & Manufacturers Beware: Canada To Review Overseas Human Rights Abuses
The Office of the Canadian Ombudsperson For Responsible Enterprise (“CORE’) is open for business. Established by Order in Council and not legislation, CORE has no enforcement ... Read more
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Bank of Canada Accelerating Its Consideration Of A “Digital Loonie”
We have previously flagged the growing threat of private digital currencies to official (paper) currency. In a recent speech the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada ... Read more
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Ontario’s Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce Releases Final Report
The Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce released its final report today . The report makes a number of recommendations designed to amplify growth and competitiveness in Ontario’s capital markets ... Read more